Teachers concerned about returning to school

Mississippi school teachers are concerned about returning to the classroom.

YOU’LL ONLY SEE HERE ON DEANWAPT ROSS.YEAH, ONE TEACHER SAYS HE’SSCARED TO HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL INTHE PANDEMIC OTHER EDUCATO SAYTHEY’RE CONSIDERING RETIRINGBECAUSE IT’S JUST TOO DANGEROUS.KEEP SPREADING.LIKE HOW MANY KIDS ARE GOING TOBE IN A CLASSROOM WHEN THE KIDSARE WHEN THE KIDS ARE ATCHANGING CLASSES.THERE’S NO WAY THAT Y CAN KEEPTHESE KIDS SUCCEED APART.ERICA JONES IS PRESIDENT OF THEMISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OFEDUCATORS M AE REPRESENTS MORETHAN 7,000 TEACHERS ACROS THESTATE.SO I ARE EDUCATORS HAVE CONCERNSWHETHER OR NOT THERE’S GOING TOBE ENOUGH PPE FOR BOTH OUREDUCATORS AND STUDENTS THEY’REALSO CONCERNED OVER OURCUSTODIAL STAFF.THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED PROPERLY.JOAN SAYS SOME TEACHERS AREAFRAID OF JEOPARDIZING THEIR OWNHEALTH OR THEIR FAMILIES ARECONSIDERING RETIRING FROM THEPROFESSION, ESPECIALLY THOSE OFEDUCATORS WHO ARE RETURNING HOMETO TAKE CARE OF ELDERY PARENTSMANY OF OUR EDUCATORS HAVEUNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONSTHAT THEY JUST DON’T WANT TOTAKE A CHANCE BY GOING BACK INTOA BUILDING AND I NEED HAVE I ISORGANIZED IN OUR FRIDAY TEACHERSRALLY AT THE CAPITOL.SPEAKERS WILL URGE THE STATEDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DELAYREOPENING SCHOOLS UNTIL AT LEASTSEPTEMBER 1ST PARENTS WANT THEIRKIDS IN SCHOOL KIDS WANT TO BEIN I WANT TO BE THERE BUT WEWANT TO BE THERE WHEN IT’S SAFEFOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.THE ORGANIZERS TELL US DOZENS OFPEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP TO ATTENDFRIDAY’S RALLY AND THEY WILL BEPRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING ASWELL AS WEARING MASKS LIVE ATTHE STATE.